Young Mursi girls with singular, intricately shaven, hairstyles wear traditional attire. The older of the two girls has adorned herself with numerous brass and metal bracelets, and wears a skin apron and cloak, attractively decorated with thin stripes. Her cloak is edged with metal loops. The younger girl wears a small, decorated skirt, which is typical of her age.The Mursi speak a Nilotic language and have affinities with the Shilluk and Anuak of eastern Sudan. They live in a remote area of southwest Ethiopia along the Omo River, the country's largest river, which flows over 600 miles before discharging its waters into Lake Turkana. Agriculture provides the basis of their livelihood with two crops possible a year.The culture, social organisation, customs and values of the people have changed little.